2 May 2021
I was not too far off on my timing of the birds hatching. Yesterday, May 1st, I observed the male falcon or tiercel bring in fresh prey and stash it in a larder, one of a few small holes they store food in. Neither of the falcons came to retrieve it in the two hours before I left the Rock.
This morning I saw the female bring into the nest site a plump, juicy morsel. So the chicks must have hatched last night or this morning. In about ten days to two weeks the young will come to the edge of the nest site to defecate over the side. This is something to see. The young fearless standing on the edge inches from a 300 foot fall. The young normally fly in forty four days on a normal year which will be about June 13-14.
See you at the Rock.
Happy trails, Bob
Can’t wait to see. Headed back from the Eastern Sierras and should be back this Thursday to say “Hi” and check things out with you!
Welcome back to the latest happenings out at the Rock!See you Thursday.
Exciting news! This is the Southside pair? What’s going on over on the east side? Looking forward to watching them grow/fledge.
Yes, it’s the Southside pair and look at the new 5th of May post for the newest update! We’re all thrilled.
Cleve Nash’s photo is spectacular. The reporting on the new life on Morro Rock brings joy.
Yes, Cleve Nash is a fine photographer. Again it’s springtime with new life.